Domains, Apps & Stuff from iWantMyName: Archive

A Helping Hand For Domain Transfers →

So you’ve decided to join the movement against your old fashioned, SOPA-loving (or not loving, or maybe loving), redneck domain registrar — but are not quite sure how to transfer your…

Dec 30th

A Christmas Cracker →

It’s hard to believe that 2011 is already drawing to a close and even if you don’t celebrate Christmas in your household, you are probably finding yourself swept up in the “spirit of…

Dec 15th

New, Faster Domain Search →

We’re excited to release a new version of the iWantMyName domain search today. During 2011 we’ve been paying a lot of attention to all the great feedback we’ve been getting from you about our…

Dec 12th

The Domain Name Year 2011 In Review →

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it’s timely to now look back on the events that defined the domain name industry in 2011. What a year it has been, notably with the approval of new…

Dec 7th

Saucy Thanksgiving Holiday Domain Deals →

Right about now, turkeys all across the nation are getting very nervous as earnest Moms and Dads prepare for family homecomings and reunions. In the same way that cranberry sauce adds spice…

Nov 24th

10 Good Reasons To Host Your DNS With iWantMyName →

Now that you can manage your DNS at iWantMyName, here are some use cases for this new feature. Use our managed DNS hosting when: Your current registrar does not include DNS management with…

Aug 8th

Introducing DNS Hosting For External Domains →

Today we’re pleased to announce the release of our managed DNS hosting for domains which are not registered at iWantMyName. This enables you to manage domain names independently from any…

Aug 5th

Zerply Implements Profile Domain Customization →

Zerply is an online personal profile service that is rapidly gaining traction with creatives and young Internet users. The company has just launched domain customization, which means you…

Jul 30th

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Interview with ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom about new top-level domains and the application process.

Jul 6th

iWantMyName July Domain Transfer Specials →

July is here and brings you some great domain transfer deals. If you’re tired of your current registrar or overwhelmed by their confusing website, iWantMyName comes to the rescue with 60+…

Jul 1st

14 New Domain Hosting Services And Applications →

The iWantMyName marketplace keeps on growing with many new hosted services that can be easily added to your domains in just one single click. We also improved the setup for subdomains, e.g. …

Jun 30th

Tumblr Changes Custom Domain Setup →

Blog hosting service Tumblr recently released a new dashboard version, unfortunately making it harder to find the settings for adding your custom domain to their system. The feature moved from the…

Jun 27th

An Introduction To New Top-Level Domains [VIDEO] →

Good introductory video on new generic top-level domains (gTLDs):

Jun 26th

Easily Move Domains Between iWantMyName Accounts →

After last week’s announcement of some newly transferable domain extensions, it is now also possible to move domains within iWantMyName from one customer to another. This is especially helpful if…

May 22nd

Free .CO.UK, .CO.NZ & .IO Domain Transfers + Newly... →

We’re happy to announce that you can now transfer a whole bunch of new country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) to iWantMyName. Most importantly, .UK transfers — often requested by our friends…

May 19th

We're Going To ICANN San Francisco →

The iWantMyName team will attend next week’s ICANN meeting in San Francisco (13-18 March) to meet with domain industry professionals and catch up on the latest developments in…

Mar 10th

Express DNS Setup For Amazon S3 Hosting Enabled →

The iWantMyName marketplace is growing and we’re happy to announce the addition of Amazon’s S3 hosting service. You can now easily add the DNS records for Amazon S3 in one single click. Simply…

Feb 22nd

Check Domains Using Your Browser's Address Bar,... →

For those of you who want to quickly search for domain names from the address bar of your favorite browser, app launcher or search engine, we have some tips how to set things up. Safari (using…

Feb 21st

One Thing Well: Go2 →

onethingwell: Go2 is a universal bookmark manager, a place to store connection information for anything you need fast and reliable access to. With support for SSH logins, FTP favourites, launching RDP or VNC sessions and plain old web addresses, Go2 is a one-stop-shop for launching or accessing (almost)…

Feb 4th

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Apps for Domains News Roundup January →

News digest for January 2011 covering the latest from the apps and services in our iWantMyName marketplace: Blogger — launches 77 web fonts to all Blogger users Heroku — improved…

Jan 30th

“The domain I decided to go for in the end was memb.li. I think it is a...”

– Creating a Custom URL Shortener - Mark Embling →

Jan 28th

Featured Domain: youMust.me - A Simple... →

youMust.me from 18-year old Zack Fernandez is a simple tool to get all sorts of recommendations by sharing a personal URL with your friends. Zack was inspired by the recent success of …

Jan 26th

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Ansel Santosa – Minimalist Gmail

Jan 25th

Recent App & Service Additions For Your Domains →

You can now even add more cool apps and services to your domains from your iWantMyName dashboard. Here are the latest additions to our domain application directory which enables you to easily…

Jan 24th

iWantMyName Most Popular Posts 2010 →

We dug deep into our analytics and present you the top 10 post from the iWantMyName blog in 2010: Your Username Does Not Belong To You Tumblr + Gmail: How To Easily Customize Your Page And…

Dec 29th

Get A Personal Domain Christmas Gift →

Christmas 2010 is getting close and we all know the rush for the last presents a few days before the gift-giving time. But why should you shop at overcrowded malls when you can buy the best…

Dec 20th

A Big Thank You For 2010 →

iWantMyName is turning 2 years old in December 2010 and I’d like to personally thank you for supporting us thus far. While our first year was focused on getting everything up and running, the…

Nov 30th

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jackzerby: The New Flavors.me Design Panel. Shiny, shiny… (and one hell of a Chromeo - Needy Girl remix) And because we love it so much at iWantMyName, we throw in a 20% discount on all new domain registrations for Flavors.me at http://iwantmyname.com/flavorsme.

Nov 11th

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New Tumblr? Get Your Own Domain! →

So you’ve just signed up for Tumblr and you are thinking of customizing your new website with a domain name? Then look no further, we have a special custom domain promotion for new (and of course…

Nov 9th

5 Reasons Why You Should Register Your Own Domain...

So you’ve got a Tumblr page but are not sure whether you should register your own domain name? Here are five good reasons why you should customize your Tumblr web address: YourName.com is a shorter and more professional web address than yourname.tumblr.com Use custom email addresses hello@yourname.com with your own domain name Helps you to rank better in search engines such as Google so...

Nov 8th

Apps for Domains News Roundup October →

Our monthly news digest for October 2010 covering the latest news from the recommended web services in our apps for domains directory: Big Cartel - celebrates its 5th birthday and now …

Nov 1st

Featured Site: Facelette.com →

The iWantMyName team got a huge buzz last week when we saw this post by Zach Holman explaining how he launched a new service called Facelette after Apple’s recent FaceTime launch. Basically…

Oct 30th

SSL, Cookies and Caching →

Here we go again, the SSL topic is up on Hacker News and we couldn’t agree more! Firesheep is a wonderful tool to play with and once again we are in the middle of the security versus…

Oct 27th

Apps For Domains News Roundup September →

Our news digest for September 2010 covering the latest from the web applications and services recommended in our apps for domains directory: Big Cartel Congrats to Big Cartel on 100,000…

Sep 30th

10 Pumpkin-TASTIC October Domain Promotions →

Halloween is around the corner and we’ve got some great promotion deals for international, Asian, European & exotic domain extensions throughout the month of October 2010: 55% OFF - …

Sep 30th

All New DNS →

Over the last few weeks we experienced some issues with our DNS manager. The result was that a small number of our customers could not update DNS records properly. For this we sincerely apologize….

Sep 27th

88 Cool Domain Hacks Using The .GL TLD →

We’re big fans of domain hacks at iWantMyName and would like to share a list of geeky short domains using the Greenlandic domain extension with you today. The .GL domain suffix from Greenland…

Sep 20th

Join Our Affiliate Program In September And Get An... →

As you may know, we have an affiliate program that rewards you for each new client you refer to iWantMyName. You can now get an extra 5% lifetime commission bonus if you become a domain registrar…

Sep 14th

Vox.com Users: Now Is Your Chance To Upgrade To A... →

Last week Six Apart announced the shutdown of their free Vox.com blog service. One shortcoming of the system was the inability to use a custom domain name for a blog which means that users have…

Sep 7th

Free Online Brand Building Video Series From Loic... →

Online branding goes well beyond domain names. Nevertheless, they are an integral part of brand building and should be secured early on in the branding process. Entrepreneur Loic Le Meur shares…

Sep 7th

September ccTLD Promotions (.ME, .AT, .IO & .HN) →

We’ve got a few country code top-level domains on sale this month. So if you want to get your personal .ME domain, a geeky .IO web address or a domain hack using the .AT or .HN…

Sep 1st

Apps For Domains News Roundup August →

Monthly news digest covering the latest information from the web services recommended in our apps for domains directory: bit.ly Pro Simple Custom Domain Tweet Button With bit.ly Pro …

Aug 31st

Top 10 Domain Rankings 2010: .NET Soon To Be... →

The .NET domain extension might soon overtake Germany’s .DE as second largest top-level domain after the market leading .COM web address according to the latest domain name statistics:

Aug 30th

Simple Custom Domain Tweet Button With Bit.ly Pro →

Useful tip on the bit.ly blog about how to use your own custom short domain for link sharing via the Twitter Tweet Button in conjunction with bit.ly Pro: For smaller publishers who cannot…

Aug 28th

5 Personal Domain Extensions Other Than .COM →

Do you already own your name as a personal domain name? If not, is it because your FirstnameLastname.com was taken? That shouldn’t be a reason to dismiss the idea just yet! Today, we show you five…

Aug 25th

Have a .INFO Domain? Here's Your Chance To Win Up... →

Afilias, the .INFO domain name registry is currently running their 2010 awards program for the best .INFO websites: If you own a .INFO web address, this is your chance to…

Aug 23rd

'Virb'alize Your Domain Name! →

Kudos to the Virb team who have just relaunched their service as a simple website creation tool. Virb allows you to easily make websites for personal use, create an online portfolio, promote…

Aug 16th

Why Some Domain Extensions Are More Expensive Than... →

When you have a look at our domain price list, you will notice that some domain name extensions are more expensive than others. So why is that? There are three factors that determine our domain…

Aug 12th

.GL Domain Name Registration Enabled (Greenland) →

.GL Domains (Greenland) are the latest addition to the ever growing list of TLDs (Top-Level Domains) available for registration at iWantMyName. There are no restrictions or special…

Aug 4th

Want A Free .ME Domain? →

It’s all about .ME this month with the launch of a fun fun promotion that could give you a refund on the purchase of your own personal .ME domain. People are already making good use of .ME…

Aug 2nd